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Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!One of my goals is to try to learn as much as I can and become a better photographer in 2011. Do you have any goals for 2011?

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Monday, December 27, 2010

I've been waiting for it to snow and yesterday a blizzard blew in so I decided to leave the car parked and go for a walk.

This is a little further down the road from the last picture.

It wasn't snowing very hard but the wind was starting to pick up when I went in for a closer look at this mailbox. I bet there were a few birds that could have used it for shelter last night.

I walked a little more and onto a little one lane bridge. That's when I saw this Christmas tree hiding beside the creek. It must be a good spot because it made it through another Christmas with it's roots intact.

You might have noticed this old house in one of the pictures above. It sits beside on the other side of the creek from the Christmas tree.

I stood here for a while admiring the old house and noticed that it was built in 1831. Id love to look inside.

I walked some more and then took some shots of this old building and train tracks. I'd been cold for a while but this is when the reality of having to walk home hit me. It was really cold and I was covered in snow but even worse so was my camera and lens.

After I took some pictures of this building I stopped at Starbucks for a much needed hot chocolate. Then I finally made it home. That's when the blizzard really hit.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Even with all the pictures that I took in New York last weekend it was hard to find one that had reflections and a Christmas theme. This is a giant wreath on the Waldorf Astoria hotel and the Christmas decorations have buildings people and yellow taxis reflected in them. I didn't count them but this might be a record for the most reflections that I've posted at once.I'll be posting the rest of the NYC photos as well as my photos of Europe at on my other blog. One of my New Years goals is to keep this blog more true to it's name. :)

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Friday, December 17, 2010

I wonder if the leaves thought they were going home. I'm not a poet but if I were I'd write a poem about this. :)

I'm leaving on Saturday and I'll be away for a few days.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

When I lived in California I thought the low 50's F was cold. Then when I moved to Texas my cold threshold lowered to the low 40's. Now I consider the low 30's cold. It's 27F as I type this but yesterday's temps ranged from 17 to 22F and the wind chill brought it much lower. We even got a little bit of snow. I just wish that it would fall for longer than a few minutes. By the time I put on my coat and went outside the snow stopped falling. Picnik's snow effect fixed that problem. :)

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Above photo is an old abandoned house that I pass by all of the time. The setting sunlight was so nice this time that I finally stopped and took a few shots. I also took some shots of some ruins and the abandoned house next door. I'll post them another time.

A couple of weeks ago I rushed out to take some pictures of the setting sun but I was almost too late. In my hurried up state I fumbled around and dropped my camera in the weeds. I decided to take a shot while I was down there picking up the camera. I think the weeds and lighting give it an other worldly look. It almost as if the night was being pulled down like a curtain. I think next time I'll try to get more shots of that big beautiful tree.

Friday, December 10, 2010

I saw this old industrial building as I drove by and since I had a camera in my pocket I turned around. The reflection was a nice bonus. :)

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Actor Ezra Stone who was famous for playing Henry Aldrich back in the 1930's and 40's lived here until his death in 1994. That was before my time but I can still remember watching old cartoons that made fun of Henry. His mother would say HEN-RY, HEN-RY ALDRICH! and Henry would reply "coming mother"Any old timers out there remember Henry Aldrich? :)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Modern art and natural beauty of the sky are reflected in very shallow water at the outside area of the top floor restaurant in the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

For some reason I get serious deja vu when I look at this photo.I wonder if I posted a similar one before? If so I couldn't find it. :)

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Monday, November 29, 2010

This is one of the pictures that I took during a walk that Vicki and I took on Thanksgiving. We saw the snow falling and we had to go outside. This was right about when the snow turned into rain. That's Vicki walking ahead of me. I love this time of year!

Friday, November 26, 2010

I've been thinking about New york lately so here's a reflection from NYC. I hope to go to the top of this building and enjoy the view next time I'm there. (Top of the Rock)

I hope my fellow Americans had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Newtown was blessed with the first snow of the season yesterday. :) Now let the Christmas music begin!

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

After I had a blood test the other day I noticed a farm next to the medical building. I happened to have a camera in my pocket so I took a few shots. Most of the colorful leaves around Newtown have fallen already but the tree in the top photo still has some.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Hello and thanks for keeping Weekend Reflections going strong while I was away!This is another sort of busy reflection with the church(Notre-Dame des Champs) being the obvious focal point but a few other things to look for are the guy on the bike in the right corner, the mirror inside the restaurant reflecting the yellow tour bus and the green Chez Leon signs inside of the restaurant. After this leg of the trip I went to Brussels and my first meal was at the original Chez Leon where I had Moules- frites (mussels and fries). After Brussels we went to Lucerne Switzerland then we returned to Paris.

I'll be posting the Europe photos at my other blog Something Sighted for at least the next year so stop by and check them out when you have time.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

It's great to be back! With the exception of this photo and some for Weekend Reflections I'll be be posting the pictures that I took in Europe on my other blog Something Sighted. I've already posted a few and I'll be posting them for a long time to come. This picture is another version of my other blog's new header photo. I hope you all enjoyed Weekend Reflections while I was away. I'm looking forward to the fun this weekend!

The boy in this picture just stood there in awe of the Eiffel Tower for quite a while.

Friday, November 12, 2010

I'll be home soon. See you all next week! Don't forget to look at my Something Sighted blog for photos of Europe.

This is one of the beautiful windows at the Palace Hotel and the reflection is St. Patrick's Cathedral. You can also see a chandelier inside the hotel. This is the hotel where we stayed during our first NYC visit last year. It's an amazing hotel but it's too expensive unless I get a great deal like last time. So I'll have to hold on to the fond memories.

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Have fun with Weekend Reflections while I'm on vacation! I plan to be back in a couple of weeks. Hopefully by now I have some photos of my trip on my Something Sighted blog. Then again maybe I'll have to wait until I get home to post them.

I took this shot last winter in a cute little town called Frenchtown on the New Jersey side of Delaware river. This old fashioned barbershop was closed so I decided to take advantage of the reflections from outside. I was wearing a hat so it's hard to tell from my reflection if I was due for a haircut or not. This is a pretty busy photo with lots of things to see so I hope it works. Have a great weekend!

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Friday, October 29, 2010

This warped reflection of Lexington Ave in Manhattan. reminds me of a strange dream and the taxi looks like a clown car. Have a great Halloween Weekend!

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Friday, October 22, 2010

This is one of the first practice photos that I took with my new canon powershot pocket camera. Hopefully I'm taking many more photos right now. Bon Jour and have a great weekend!

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

I was very happy to discover this package in my mailbox the other day.

Thank you, Paul aka Louis La Vache, for sending me some of your wonderful Holy Cow blendcoffee. When Louis La Vache isn't roasting delicious coffee at his Holy Cow Coffee Company, he hosts a meme called Sunday Bridges at his San Francisco Bay Daily Photo blog.Stop by his blog for coffee, which I highly recommend, or to just say hello.

Friday, October 15, 2010

The Red Mill at the other end of the water has a long and interesting history that began in 1810.

ATTENTION: The next four Weekend Reflections will be pre-scheduled because I'll be away on vacation. I'm not sure how often I'll have Internet access while I'm gone, but I'll try to post a few photos on my Something Sighted blog. The theme of my other blog is changing from mostly black and white photos to mostly photos of Europe. The new theme will be a mix of black and white and color and probably heavily weighted toward Paris.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

I was driving around in New Jersey looking for something to take pictures of when I saw this red barn on the side of the road. I put on the brakes just long enough to stick my camera out of the car window and take a few shots before the cars behind me caught up. I took this shot the same day as the barn photos on my other blog.

This is my entry in the Old Barns meme at Bluff Area Photo. Follow the ink if you like old barns and/or you want to participate

Friday, October 8, 2010

This is one of my favorite buildings. I took this shot from the entrance on Lexington Ave. I think this reflection is on the other side of the Hyatt building that I featured in Weekend Reflections # 53.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Being from the West Coast I'd heard about how beautiful it gets in this part of the country, but I didn't fully realize it until I saw for myself. Here are a couple of shots that I took last year during my first "real" autumn season. Once again the colors are starting to change and pretty soon we'll have another explosion of colors.

Friday, October 1, 2010

I was walking on E 51st street between Madison and 5th Ave when I came upon this strange scene. I'm not exactly sure what this guy was doing but he stayed in this pose for a lot longer than I expected. Then the driver of the pink car got out with a spray bottle and a dirty look and preceded to clean the spot that the guy with the pink shirt touched.All this and the bonus of the reflections in the back window and surrounding cars. I love NYC!

I think a good caption for this photo would be "Where have you been all my life" because it seemed to be love at first sight.

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

No we didn't get hit with a freak September snow storm. lol, I took this picture last February.When the weather cools down I like to pack up my camera and go for long drives exploring and finding interesting things to photograph. I saw this nice looking red barn sticking out like a sore thumb in a sea of white.

Friday, September 24, 2010

This is the reflection of the sculpture and clock on the facade of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Mercury is easy to see with his arms stretched out under the Hyatt's " T's" but the reflection also shows a distorted Minerva lying on her side and Hercule's head as well as some buildings. The sculpture was created in 1914 by Jules Alexis Coutan of Paris.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

These are the tiny dancing fairies that live in the shoe cobbler's window. It's a striking little red building that looks very old. Every time I walk by I expect these little ladies to start dancing and twirling to strange dreamy music.

You can see the blurred reflections of the brick buildings across the street but it's obvious who the stars of this photo are.

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Friday, September 10, 2010

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Monday, September 6, 2010

I took these photos of Old St. Andrew's Church (circa 1880) while on my walk last night. I can see the lights from this church when I look out of my window but I think this is the first time I took pictures of it at night. I almost never take night pictures but I want to start. I also walked into the church cemetery but I got a little creeped out and headed to the main street area instead. :)

Friday, September 3, 2010

I noticed these reflections in a shop window during my walk around the little "main street" area of Newtown on Thursday morning. I saw the reflections of the brick buildings and blue sky in the pitchers on the table then I noticed the bigger reflections of cars and buildings.

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Friday, August 27, 2010

This great egret was flying near by so I decided to try panning. I know it's far from perfect but It's better than I expected. I'm glad that I was able to capture the reflection of the bird on the water. There is also the blurred reflection of the trees and bushes.

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Look at the stars on the flag and you will see that the sun reflecting on the water below has multiplied them. I took this photo from The Lumberville-Raven Rock Bridge. It's a foot bridge over the Delaware river that connects Lumberville Pennsylvania to Bull's Island which is in New Jersey. So I'm not sure what state I was in when I took the picture, (New Jersey is on the left and Pennsylvania on the right.) However I did know which way the wind was blowing. :)

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Friday, August 13, 2010

This is one of the large windows at the entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I looked up and saw a wonderful reflection of some of the pillars, the blue sky and the large red banners that spelled out "RENOIR" You can also see some of the museums details above the windows.

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